The implementation of evidence-based youth care guidelines remains a complex process. Several frameworks to aid the identification and specification of implementation determinants and effective strategies have been developed. However, how specific determinants are influenced by specific strategies is not yet clear. There is a need for clarity on which active ingredients of strategies, called Behavior Change Techniques (BCTs), elicit behavior change, and in turn, implementation outcomes. With this knowledge, we are able to formulated detailed, evidence-based implementation hypotheses. An implementation hypothesis details how determinants, and in turn, implementation outcomes might be influenced by specific implementation strategies and their BCTs. We aimed to identify 1) relevant determinants to the implementation of youth care guidelines and 2) feasible and effective implementation hypotheses to address these determinants.

Date Submitted: 2022-05-02